In support of this year’s Firefighter Safety Stand Down campaign, June 18-24, the Safety Stand Down Sweepstakes Quiz is now live, featuring questions that reinforce key messages and practices behind this year’s theme, “Lithium-ion Batteries: Are You Ready?” Firefighters & … [Read more...]
This is an interesting and excellent proposal. There are many in "our world" who are against "mandated" firefighter training-but yet support "mandated" training for pilots, doctors, nurses, paramedics-you know, folks like that. Career or Volunteer-each of us must be trained (and … [Read more...]
By Rhea Mogul, CNN: Firefighters in the southern Indian city of Kochi were toiling Tuesday to control toxic fumes from spreading after a landfill burst into flames five days ago, cloaking the area in a thick haze and choking residents. The towering Brahmapuram landfill in … [Read more...]
UPDATE: Authorities have released the name of a firefighter that was injured in a fire at a factory on Bill Bryan Boulevard in Hopkinsville Thursday morning. Hopkinsville Fire Department Spokesman Payton Rogers says they were called to Metalsa for a fire alarm and located a … [Read more...]
The following was shared by Frank Leeb (FDNY's Chief of Training) who was the Citywide Tour Command Chief for Saturdays fire & rescue. At the FDNY, the Citywide Commander duty is rotated among the staff chiefs and each does a 24 hour shift approximately twice monthly. On … [Read more...]
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - One firefighter was injured during a late-night incident in the Elyria area. According to the firefighters’ union, crews worked to extinguish the tractor-trailer fire on the Ohio Turnpike. The injured firefighter was treated for a minor burn that was a … [Read more...]
By ABC: The fire station at Avalon Airport has been closed after unsafe levels of PFAS were found in the drinking water. The union representing aviation firefighters said the firefighting chemical was also detected in the water supply at the air traffic tower south-west of … [Read more...]